漢字道KANJIDO

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3Junior high level15 strokesRadical
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ユウ
Kun
うれ.える・うれ.い・う.い・う.き
Meaning
grieve; anxiety

Origin

ORIGIN

With 心 "heart": to be pained at heart — to grieve, anxiety.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ユウ憂愁・憂慮・一喜一憂
うれえる憂える・憂え

Compare: 愁える

うれい憂い

Compare: 愁い

うい憂い・憂き目・物憂い

「憂き」は,文語の連体形。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 憂慮ゆうりょ

    concern; anxiety

  • 憂鬱ゆううつ

    melancholy

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

将来を憂慮する声がある。

There are voices concerned about the future.

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